AI Ain’t Beta Anymore: O3 Lets You Be the Intern in Your Own Workflow
- Rich Washburn
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
There’s a moment—if you’ve been in tech long enough—when a tool stops being “cool” and starts being critical. That moment just hit, four days ago, with the release of O3.
This isn’t just a faster coder or a smoother writer. O3 isn’t about doing the same things faster—it’s making me rethink how I work altogether. And spoiler: I’m now the bottleneck.
I’ve spent the last few days pushing O3 on some deep research and long-running ideas. Stuff that’s been on my whiteboard for years. And within two hours? O3 mapped out an entire project framework with clarity, structure, and—no exaggeration—the next three things I was going to ask for. It’s like the model’s reading my mind in zero-shot.
That’s when it hit me: I’m not managing the AI anymore. I’m just trying to keep up.
This Isn’t a Beta Test—It’s a Tipping Point
O3 isn’t a feature bump. It’s a shift in utility.
Yes, it still hallucinates now and then. And no, it’s not AGI—yet. But if you’re doing knowledge work—writing, coding, synthesizing, decision support—O3 is already outperforming most humans. Not because it’s perfect. But because it doesn’t get tired, distracted, or bogged down in meetings.
You give it direction, and it moves. You become the intern in your own workflow.
And honestly? That’s not a diss. That’s the feature.
The Future’s Still Human—For Now
Look, AI will eventually do most things. That’s not speculation—it’s trajectory.
But right now, the people with the AI skill set are the ones moving fastest. The builders. The translators. The "make it happen" folks in any room. Not because they’re smarter—but because they know what to ask, how to iterate, and how to leverage these tools in the real world.
This is the edge. And it’s wide open—for now.
Want to Learn How to Do This?
If you're curious about how to actually use tools like O3 in your daily workflow—across real estate, tech, healthcare, small biz, whatever—I’ve been quietly training people to do just that.
This isn’t Prompt Engineering 101. It’s not about tricking the model into writing emails.
It’s about thinking differently. Collaborating with AI, not just delegating to it. Building workflows that feel like superpowers.
So if you’re ready to go from “this looks cool” to “this is how I work now”—reach out. I run small, practical sessions that help you get fluent fast, regardless of your technical background.
Because here’s the reality: in the very near future, you’ll either be using AI—or competing with the people who are.
And trust me, you don’t want to be the one catching up.
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